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The Achievement Process is comprised of two steps. The
steps are: Planning and Execution. These steps may be
applied to any goal, no matter how large or small, or any part
of a goal, no matter how large or small.
Both steps consist of smaller steps, discussed below.
Moreover, both steps are influenced by three major personal
factors. These factors are:
These three factors correspond with the holistic parts of your
being: mind (attitude), spirit (motivation), and body (ability).
steps are: Planning and Execution. These steps may be
applied to any goal, no matter how large or small, or any part
of a goal, no matter how large or small.
Both steps consist of smaller steps, discussed below.
Moreover, both steps are influenced by three major personal
factors. These factors are:
- 1) attitude,
2) motivation, and
3) ability.
These three factors correspond with the holistic parts of your
being: mind (attitude), spirit (motivation), and body (ability).
As you will learn, Superfunctionalism is geared toward improving your achievement ability by honing
those corresponding parts to enhance the positive effects of these factors on your achievement
process.
MIND + BODY + SPIRIT = ACHIEVEMENT ADVANTAGE
These ideas will be discussed more fully in the coming pages. This page will focus on the achievement
process itself.
I. HOW TO ACHIEVE A GOAL
Step One: Planning
The Planning Process
The planning process is made up of roughly five tasks which, one completed, will allow you to generate a
fully-executable Action Plan. The five tasks are:
1. IDENTIFY YOUR GOAL.
a. Calculate the total amount of time necessary to achieve your goal.
2. LIST THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.
3. VISUALIZE TAKING THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.
5. SCHEDULE THE EXECUTION OF THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.
Planning Values
These values will guide you toward better plans for easier achievement.
Planning Techniques
The following techniques will help you with the mechanics, or the technical part, of formulating a plan:
If you approach the planning process this way, strategically, you will get better results in the end. You will put
more energy and thought time into deciding what to do and how to do it then you may have ever before. Yet,
you will also get better results than ever before. Things will be done more easily, more fluidly, with less effort,
on a larger scale, and with a greater success rate than before. This may sound amazing, but if you think
about it, it really is not. After all, planning lets you take control of what is going to happen because you are in
a sense "seeing into the future." If you properly follow the steps, then you are even prepared for many
things to go wrong without causing you a hitch. This is the advantage you gain from proper planning.
Purchase my Superfunctionalism eWorkbook online for sample action plans and Action Plan Worksheets.
Paypal payment is secure, and delivery is instantaneous! Forms may be filled in, printed, and even
individually saved to aid in your Goal Achievement.
Step Two: Execution
The Formula for Executing your Goal Plans
To reiterate the above, execution of your goal plans will be smoother and easier the better you plan. This
cannot be stressed enough. Even such mundane tasks as taking out the trash or managing the dishes are
made easier, quicker, and more effective if they are planned out ahead of time (why else would every single
restuarant known to man have specific, established procedures for such "easy" tasks?)
When you make it there, your dreams are in your hands.
Execution Principles
Sometimes, to "take action on time correctly" can sound easier than it is. That's why it is important to put
purposeful effort toward maximizing the following principles in the execution of your Goal Plan. These
principles correspond to the three parts of the formula: "Take action on time correctly".
(TIP: You should incorporate these principles during Step 3 of the Planning Process: visualize the steps
toward achieving your goal.)
Take action:
On Time:
Correctly:
II. EXTERNAL FACTORS
As mentioned above, attitude, motivation, and ability come into play during both steps in the Achievement
Process. Generally, this means that the only thing stopping you from achieving anything you dream of, is
yourself. If you can dream it, you can achive it by having the right attitude, motivation, and skills. If you
don't believe in yourself, don't think its worth the trouble, or are unwilling to pick up additional skills to
work with, it is likely that you will NOT achieve your all wildest dreams.
On the other hand, self-confidence, an emotional commitment to success, and necessary skills are
the ingredients to:
In later chapters, we will explore the impact of the mind, body, and spirit on your achievement process in
detail. Keep in mind that your self is your vessel on earth - it is your agent, or the representative of your
will, your identity, and your life. The mechanics of accomplishing anything in the physical universe are
performed by its parts. Your mind must calculate the effort it takes to perform the actions, your body
performs the actions, and your spirit makes it worthwhile to perform the actions.
Therefore, the functionality of your three holistic parts - and your career identity - are absolutely
intergral to your achievement ability. If your body doesn't work anymore (ie., you die), you can't do
anything. If your mind doesnt work anymore (i.e., a coma) you can't do anything. If your spirit is out of
harmony (i.e., severe depression), you simply won't do anything.
From here, we begin learning Superfunctionalism. The Achievement Process is an important tool to use in
planning out your life and achieving whatever goals you could possibly dream up. Superfunctionalism
wouldn't be possible without it. However, the more important part of this program is in the development
of self. It is through the development of self that we will accomplish everything we dream and plan.
Superfunctionalism is meant to align with your hopes and dreams in every way possible. Many times, your
life goals will involve doing something greater than what you can or what you have before. A third grader will
necessarily need mental improvement to win the spelling championship next year. What Superfunctionalism
instructs is that nothing is so isolated. To truly be great, we must attain and maintain balance. Mental
development is not enough, nor is physical or spiritual. In fact, it will be discovered that only with the balance
of the other two will the mental development be easiest and most efficient.
To use another example, take football - plays aren't won because a guy is the fastest on the field. They're
won because hes the fastest, and beacuse he out thought the defense! Because hes got the SPIRIT to
go out there and WIN.
There's no task we'll ever undertake that doesn't involve all three parts of the self. They are each
integral and necessary to achievement, and they are all synergistic and wholly interrelated. This balance
is what makes us greater than the combination of our parts.
those corresponding parts to enhance the positive effects of these factors on your achievement
process.
MIND + BODY + SPIRIT = ACHIEVEMENT ADVANTAGE
These ideas will be discussed more fully in the coming pages. This page will focus on the achievement
process itself.
I. HOW TO ACHIEVE A GOAL
Step One: Planning
The Planning Process
The planning process is made up of roughly five tasks which, one completed, will allow you to generate a
fully-executable Action Plan. The five tasks are:
1. IDENTIFY YOUR GOAL.
a. Calculate the total amount of time necessary to achieve your goal.
2. LIST THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.
3. VISUALIZE TAKING THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.
- a. Calculate the TIME necessary to undertake each step toward achieving your goal.
b. Assess whether you possess the SKILLS necessary in achieving your goal.
c. Inventory the SUPPLIES it will take to achieve your goal.
- a. Strategize how you will overcome those roadblocks.
5. SCHEDULE THE EXECUTION OF THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.
- a. Schedule the time it will take to attain any skills you lack prior to your deadline for completing the
corresponding step.
Planning Values
- Necessary values to keep in mind when formulating your plan are:
- Ambition,
- Detail,
- Creativity,
- Foresight, and
- Prudence.
These values will guide you toward better plans for easier achievement.
Planning Techniques
The following techniques will help you with the mechanics, or the technical part, of formulating a plan:
- Follow the Planning Steps;
- Prioritize by Importance, Organize Chronologically;
- Write it out;
- List in Detail;
- Plan to Plan
If you approach the planning process this way, strategically, you will get better results in the end. You will put
more energy and thought time into deciding what to do and how to do it then you may have ever before. Yet,
you will also get better results than ever before. Things will be done more easily, more fluidly, with less effort,
on a larger scale, and with a greater success rate than before. This may sound amazing, but if you think
about it, it really is not. After all, planning lets you take control of what is going to happen because you are in
a sense "seeing into the future." If you properly follow the steps, then you are even prepared for many
things to go wrong without causing you a hitch. This is the advantage you gain from proper planning.
Purchase my Superfunctionalism eWorkbook online for sample action plans and Action Plan Worksheets.
Paypal payment is secure, and delivery is instantaneous! Forms may be filled in, printed, and even
individually saved to aid in your Goal Achievement.
Step Two: Execution
The Formula for Executing your Goal Plans
To reiterate the above, execution of your goal plans will be smoother and easier the better you plan. This
cannot be stressed enough. Even such mundane tasks as taking out the trash or managing the dishes are
made easier, quicker, and more effective if they are planned out ahead of time (why else would every single
restuarant known to man have specific, established procedures for such "easy" tasks?)
- Once a solid Goal Plan is in place, then all that is needed to execute the plan
is to:
- 1. TAKE ACTION,
2. ON TIME,
3. CORRECTLY.
When you make it there, your dreams are in your hands.
Execution Principles
Sometimes, to "take action on time correctly" can sound easier than it is. That's why it is important to put
purposeful effort toward maximizing the following principles in the execution of your Goal Plan. These
principles correspond to the three parts of the formula: "Take action on time correctly".
(TIP: You should incorporate these principles during Step 3 of the Planning Process: visualize the steps
toward achieving your goal.)
Take action:
- Will Power- The proverb, "where there's a will, there's a way" infers the will's role in taking action.
The inverse, "without will, there is no way," also could be said to be true. Functionally speaking, your
body has very few involuntary movements, and they all relate to very basic survival. Everything else
you do -- every single action your body performs -- is done because you command it. It is as simple as
that. Will power, as commonly used, is the willingness to engage your body into action. Therefore, it is
absolutely necessary to executing your action plans. The tough part about will power is that when
something isn't fun, it is less appealing to command ourselves to do it. That's why we must mentally
prepare ahead of time by visualizing all the steps in our plan and scheduling them firmly. Sometimes,
you must "command yourself to command yourself," or things would never get done! - Energy - Energy is the physical equivalent to will power's role. Due to the laws of physics, it is only
through energy which you will be able to act. Energy regulation is the body's function, and that will be
addressed later. - Courage - Some of the toughest goals you will ever fact will be battles of courage in which you'll risk
health, happiness, money, or even your life, in order to overcome the obstacles keeping you from
greatness. A brief glance at names like Galileo, Alexander the Great, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther
King, Jr., Mother Teresa, Ghandi, Jesus Christ, and Thomas Jefferson instills a sense of greatness
that only came at great risk to those lives, and with great courage applied in carrying their plans
through. Courage is beyond will power. Courage involves an acceptance of selflessness, and the
transformation from a person into a force in the world. You must have courage to achieve great
things. Visualize yourself as a person of great courage when it comes to your wildest dreams, and you
will find that courage when you need it.
On Time:
- Proper Planning - See above.
- Self-Awareness - Self awareness is essential to performing steps on time. It is essential because you
command your body. If you are unaware of what you are doing, or what you are not doing in some
cases, then you have decreased your chances of being ready to spring into action at the opportune
moment.
- Picture the scene where a night watch guard is sleeping on duty while a valuable gemstone is
stolen before his very nose. When the authorities come to find him sleeping, they ask "what are you
DOING? You lost the gem!" Why do they ask him what he is doing? Because it shows that he fouled
things up because thats what he didn't know! When you think about getting things done, picture
yourself as a leopard in the jungle, perched in a tree, just waiting for the gazelle to pass by your target
area. When it does, your sinews spring into action as your body flows in one fluid motion from tree to
ground. Not before, not after. That's how you need to be. So, monitor yourself.
- Attention to the Task at Hand - On the flip side of self-awareness is attention to the task at hand.
We are talking about timing here, and sometimes the rest of the world doesn't abide by our plans.
That's why we need to monitor not only ourselves, but also all of the other processes afecting the
outcome of our plan. With attention to the task at hand, you will be flexible enough to act sooner or
later than originally planned, but still have the proper timing.
Correctly:
- Talent - Some people have better balance than others, and that makes them more suited for tight-
rope walking. This doesn't keep anyone else form learning the skills necessary to walk a tight rope,
but it does make it easier for some people to do some tasks than others. As far as some systems say
that the task you're "meant for" is where your talent lies, this isn't necessarily true. I believe passion
has more to do with it. On the same point, however, it is true that you may have an easier time
pursuing goals in line with your natural talents. Don't let lack of talent stop you from following your
heart. - Skill - Nothing can be done without the skill to do so. Some skills are more easily attained than
others. Be careful not to over-estimate your skill level when planning a task. Yet, also do not hinder
yourself by underestimating what you can accomplish with the skills you have. Lots of times, people
make "new" things out to be "hard" things simply because they've never applied skills they possess in
a certain way. Be sure to have confidence in yourself, but also to plan well and have a realistic idea of
whiat it will take to accompish a task. Achieve the right balance to improve your accuracy. - Conscientiousness - Conscientiousness means "keeping your wits about you." When performing
tasks, even if you are acting at the right time, if you don't keep your wits about you, the result may be
different than your goal. Conscientiousness is to keep control of yourself, to act purposefully, and to
be careful.
II. EXTERNAL FACTORS
As mentioned above, attitude, motivation, and ability come into play during both steps in the Achievement
Process. Generally, this means that the only thing stopping you from achieving anything you dream of, is
yourself. If you can dream it, you can achive it by having the right attitude, motivation, and skills. If you
don't believe in yourself, don't think its worth the trouble, or are unwilling to pick up additional skills to
work with, it is likely that you will NOT achieve your all wildest dreams.
On the other hand, self-confidence, an emotional commitment to success, and necessary skills are
the ingredients to:
- Human Flight,
- U.S. Independence,
- Space Exploration,
- Civil Rights,
- The New Deal,
- American Railroads,
- Electricity,
- Telephones,
- The Successes of: Horatio Alger, John D. Rockafeller, Thomas Edison, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther
King, Jr., Andrew Carnegie, Alexander the Great, Ghandi, George Washington, John F. Kennedy, and - Achievement of Your Goals.
In later chapters, we will explore the impact of the mind, body, and spirit on your achievement process in
detail. Keep in mind that your self is your vessel on earth - it is your agent, or the representative of your
will, your identity, and your life. The mechanics of accomplishing anything in the physical universe are
performed by its parts. Your mind must calculate the effort it takes to perform the actions, your body
performs the actions, and your spirit makes it worthwhile to perform the actions.
Therefore, the functionality of your three holistic parts - and your career identity - are absolutely
intergral to your achievement ability. If your body doesn't work anymore (ie., you die), you can't do
anything. If your mind doesnt work anymore (i.e., a coma) you can't do anything. If your spirit is out of
harmony (i.e., severe depression), you simply won't do anything.
From here, we begin learning Superfunctionalism. The Achievement Process is an important tool to use in
planning out your life and achieving whatever goals you could possibly dream up. Superfunctionalism
wouldn't be possible without it. However, the more important part of this program is in the development
of self. It is through the development of self that we will accomplish everything we dream and plan.
Superfunctionalism is meant to align with your hopes and dreams in every way possible. Many times, your
life goals will involve doing something greater than what you can or what you have before. A third grader will
necessarily need mental improvement to win the spelling championship next year. What Superfunctionalism
instructs is that nothing is so isolated. To truly be great, we must attain and maintain balance. Mental
development is not enough, nor is physical or spiritual. In fact, it will be discovered that only with the balance
of the other two will the mental development be easiest and most efficient.
To use another example, take football - plays aren't won because a guy is the fastest on the field. They're
won because hes the fastest, and beacuse he out thought the defense! Because hes got the SPIRIT to
go out there and WIN.
There's no task we'll ever undertake that doesn't involve all three parts of the self. They are each
integral and necessary to achievement, and they are all synergistic and wholly interrelated. This balance
is what makes us greater than the combination of our parts.
All Contents of this page and every other page in this domain are Copyright (C) 2007- 2008 by Michael Patrick Rooney.
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